Coin selector



Aug. 19, 1952 PATZER 2,607,461

com SELECTOR Filed Jan. 9, 1947 INVENTbR. [OM/mm finger ///.5' irramvsx Patented Aug. 19, 1952 .7

UNITED S A E PATENT" was:

COIN SELECTOR William Patzer, Chicago, Ill., as'signor to Clarence j -E. Threedy, Chicago, 111;, as trustee Application an ary's, 1947, SerialNo. 721,01":

1 Claim. (Cl. 194 '1) This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in coin selectors.

Mo're particularly,this invention constitutes an improvement over that shown and described in Letters Patent'No.'2,326,673 granted on the 10th day of August, 1943, and has reference to a new and novel arrangement for the acceptance of two coins, either of the same denomination or of dif ferent denomination, whereby to effectuate actuation of an associated mechanism in the operation of the machine of which my improved coin selector a part. j My improved coin selector is especially adaptable for association with coin-controlled machines such as vending machines or the like, in which the latter requires for its operation the deposit. of at leasttwo coins. Inthis phase o'f the invention, an'object is to provide in a selector two "independent coin pathways having arranged therein, in juxtaposition with respect to each other, a coin blocking member interlatched with a latch'controlarm therefor with said blocking member adapted to block the passage of the coin through the pathway with which it is associated until'released from interlatched relation with re-\ spe'ct to the said latch member by a coin striking and pivoting such latch member in its descent down the coin pathway with which said latch member is associated. H

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings showing the prefer-red form of construction, and in which:

1 Fig.1 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a coin selector showing my-invention associated therewith;

Fi g. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation View similar to Fig. 1 but showing-the blocking member therein illustrated disposed for movement to coinreleasing position;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view similar to Fig. 2 showing the blocking member in coin-releasing position;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view partly in section of the reverse side of the illustration in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the coin blocking members;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the other of the coin blocking members; and

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary sectional detail view taken substantially on line I-'I of Fig. 1.

As the improvements constituting the subject matter of this invention are preferably incorpo-' rated in a coin selector fullyshown and described in Letters Patent No. 2,326,673 hereinbefore mentioned, only so much of that coin selector is illustrated and described herein, as is thought necessary for a full and complete understanding of the extent of my improvements and the accomplish-' ment thereof.

In this connection, the coin selector is indicated generally at I0 and includes a wall I I from which extend lateral flanges I2 by means of which the selector is mounted in place in a manner well known in the art.

One side of this wall I I, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, provides a coin pathway I3, downwhichi coins gravitate along a suitable track I4. This coin pathway I3 terminates into an'exit opening I5 from which the coins drop forpassage into engagement with associated mechanism (not shown) controlled by such coins.

On the opposite side of the wall II, by means of a channel-shaped'member I6, there is provided, together with the wall I I. a coin pathway l'I, also having a coin exit I8 from which coins drop for passage into engagement with the aforesaid associated mechanism.

In this coin pathway I1 is a latch arm I9. This latch arm I9 is pivoted as at 20 to the wall II to one side of a longitudinal axis therethrough',"

' whereby'to cause the arm I9, by virtue of its own weight, to assume the position shown in Fig. 1 within the pathway I'I.

This latch arm I 9 has an angled end portion 2| normally inclined with respect to, the vertical axis of the pathway II, whereby a coin descending the pathway I! will strike the end portion 2| of the latch arm I9 and pivot the arm Ill-in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 4.

The latch arm I9 has anextended-po rtion '22, and carried by this extended portion 22 is a latch pin23' operable in an arcuated slot 24 formedin the wall II.

Arranged in the pathway I3 is a blocking arm 25 having an edge portion 26 thereof curved to substantially conform to the curvature of a coin N. The upper end portion of the arm 25 provides a pair of spaced fingers 29 and 30, the space between which provides the slot 3| into which normally engages the pin 23. This arm 25 is pivoted to the wall I I by means of a pintle 21, and to one side of this pintle 21, the arm 25 is enlarged to provide a counter-weight 28 whereby to maintain the arm 25 normally in the position shown in Fig. 1, a position in which the arm 25 is ready to pivot under action of the counter-weight 28 from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that illusplus its momentum will cause the latch arm l9 7 to pivot clockwise, as viewed in Fig. 4. otal movement of the latch arm !9 will disengage the latch pin 23 from the keeper slot 3|, permitting the blocking arm 25, by action of its counter-.-

weight 28, to pivot in an anti-clockwise direction,

as viewed in Fig. 2, to a position where the finger 30 will be disposed beneath the latch pin 23. nickel N descending down the coin pathway I3 will strike the blocking arm 25 and with microspeed action pivot this blocking arm 25in a clockwise direction against the action of thecounterweight 28, to the position shown in Fig. 3, which position of the blocking arm 25 permits the passageof the nickel N through the exit 15.

, Assuming that instead of starting the fore,- going operation by means of a penny, the nickel N first descends through the selector. As. this nickel -N descends through the coin pathway l3, itwill strike against the arm'25, but as this arm in. Fig. 1,.by the latch pin 23 engaged in the keeper slot 3|, pivotal movement of the arm 25, to allow passage of the nickel N, will be restrained until the pin 23 is disengaged from the keeper slot3l. This. is accomplished by means of a penny P striking the angled end-portion 2| of the latch arm l9 duringthe descent of the penny down the coin pathway 1?. As the penny P.

engages this angled end portion 2|, the latch arm I9 is caused to pivot with microspeed action in. aclockwise direction; as viewed in Fig. 4., moving the latch pin 23 from the keeper slot 3| and allowing the blocking arm 25 to be pivoted ing; coinsof different denomination for the vending operation, .my invention will be especially useful. For example, if theoperation of such vending-machine requires for its operation the deposit of coins, the total sum of which amounts 4 to six cents (6), my coin selector will not permit the operation of the machine until both coins have been deposited in the selector. My invention is capable of many adaptations and I do not limit the same to vending machines.

While I have used for illustrating the operation of my invention, a nickel and a penny, it is obvious that the denomination of the coins may be the same or different denomination from those of a nickel and a penny.

Vihile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modifications without departing from the spiritof the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be 'limitedto the precise details of construc- -tion set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

25 is latched. against pivotal movement,as shown Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: i 1

A coin selector providing a; body having separate adjacent coin pathways, a blocking member pivotally carried by the body and having an end portion thereof projecting into one of. said pathways in; the path of a coin descending said one pathway, said blocking member opposite said portion having a pair of spaced projections providing therebetween a keeper slot, a blocking arm pivotally carried by the body and having a portion thereof arranged in the other pathway in the path of coins descending said other pathway, said arm havingopposite said portion thereof a laterally extending pin nor-. mally positioned between said projections in said.

- keeper slot to releasably latch the blocking mem- Invending; mach1nes,.for. example one requir REFERENCES orrsn The'following references are of record in'the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 517,046 Hunt Mar. 27, 1894 1,327,678 Larsen Jan. 13, 1920 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country- Date 33 L770 Germany "Mar. 19, 1921- 71,340

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